It's time for the latest round of springtime legislation updates. We run through the key legal changes you need to be aware of - from the new Acas code, to increases in sick pay, maternity pay and statutory holiday.
Wellbeing
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London’s small businesses have joined forces to support a campaign aimed at preventing deaths and injuries in the workplace.Seven of...
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Local council pension funds have huge deficits, mainly because large numbers of staff are taking early retirement on the grounds...
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Employers should appoint a trained ‘keyworker’ to contact employees who are on sick leave and help return them to work,...
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Absenteeism has nearly doubled with the onset of the recession, as employees are faced with an increase in workload and...
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Surrey County Council has expressed its disappointment following the High Court’s decision to award a former employee £400,000 in damages.The...
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The skill level of surgery support staff at Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BCH) has been branded as ‘inadequate’...
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In support of the new Health & Safety at Work Act 2008 that came into force on 16th January 2009, Inner Physique,...
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GPs will soon be responsible for writing fit notes for workers who take time off sick, but are OH specialists better equipped to do this?
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Our off-message columnist 'Ockey Elf' scans the job ads in a quest for the perfect role.
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Dr Richard Preece argues evidence in OH is conspicuous by its absence.
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A ground-breaking study to examine what factors affect work-related health and wellbeing is being undertaken by academics at Nottingham Trent...
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A shortlist of pilot sites for national director for health and work Dame Carol Black’s Fit for Work service is...
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Around 7,000 people in the UK die each year from work-related cancer, yet the vast majority of deaths are preventable....
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Line manager research available for tracking A researcher at Goldsmiths University in London has been studying the role of the...